The December issue of the Mustang Post for the 2025-2026 is out now!
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MUSTANG POST: 2025 DECEMBER ISSUE RELEASED!
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MUSTANG POST: 2025 NOVEMBER ISSUE RELEASED!
Here’s the first issue of the Mustang Post for the 2025-2026 school year!
You can read the first issue of this school year here!
MUSTANG POST: 2025 MAY ISSUE RELEASED!
As this is my last issue with The Mustang Post I feel as though I need to spend this letter reflecting on my time here. For almost a quarter of my life I have been writing for The Mustang Post, during that time I wrote 17 articles, published 15 eMagazines, and recorded two podcasts. Among everything I have published, one piece stands out as my favorite, Cooking Up Contention.
Cooking Up Contention was made by Roland, Chad, and me during the 23-24 school year. It was born out of our teachers’ annoyance with our petty squabbles, with him eventually telling us to “just record yourselves arguing.” Which is what we did. The three of us turned our dumb talks into a script, and we loved it because it was an expansion of something we had fun doing.
Ultimately, that podcast sums up why I enjoyed my time here so much, Mr. Lang, our teacher, made an environment where anything you love can be written about.
You can read the last issue of this school year here!
Thank you for reading and goodbye,
From Logan Jacobs
MUSTANG POST: 2025 MARCH ISSUE RELEASED!
Hello again!
The Mustang Post has returned with another issue, while not as packed or as thematic as our last issue it surely will still provide quality articles for you to enjoy!
One of those quality articles is another valorant article, it’s similar to an older article I produced after the LOCK//IN event in 2023 but focuses more on story telling as compared to presenting facts.
I don’t have any major announcements for the Post in this letter so I’d like to end this letter by thanking you for reading!
You can read the newest release of the Mustang Post here!
Thank you for reading and best wishes,
From Logan Jacobs and the entire Editor Team
MUSTANG POST: 2025 VALENTINES DAY ISSUE RELEASED!
Happy Valentines Day!
For the first time ever the Post is doing a themed holiday issue! In the past we’ve dabbled in seasonal themed articles but never to this degree! Expect a full bouquets worth of Valentines day articles.
Alongside that you can expect some local articles for FM area! Again, we’ve dabbled in this idea here and there throughout the years but this will (hopefully) become a new trend here at the Post.
Finally, I’d like to introduce you to our new articles. Most articles will now be classified under overarching genres like “Fashion Cents” (fashion related articles) or “Game Changers” (sports related articles).
You shouldn’t see a major change to the contents of articles being produced at the Post but more a shift away from the chaos previously featured.
You can read the new issue here!
Thank you for reading and best wishes,
From Logan Jacobs and the entire Editor Team
MUSTANG POST: 2024 DECEMBER ISSUE RELEASED!
Season’s greetings!!
As the winter’s cold months approach us, our journalists have been working hard to get their first articles of the new school year published.
As the first few months of school are concentrated on refining punctuation and grammar, we intend on beefing up our future issues as the year goes on.
While December is the most wonderful time of the year, it is also the busiest time of the year. So, with that in mind, thank you for taking the time to enjoy our newest set of articles, and a warm welcome to any new viewers, as your support allows us to continue releasing new issues in the future months.
You can read the new issue here!
Thank you for reading and best wishes,
From Addison McCroskey and the entire Editor Team
SHS Football State Champ Reflection
By: Mack Beschorner
The lights shine in the dome, brighter than ever. The biggest game of my life: the state championship.
My teammates and I have worked so hard: summer practice, morning lifts, and all that have led to this moment.
I put on my helmet before the big game. That helmet feels and smells like six months of dedication, hard hits, and those perfect plays. It’s comforting knowing all I’ve done with this helmet makes it so this championship isn’t a surprise.
In the first quarter things looked grim for the Mustangs: Davies was ahead by one touchdown, but in the quarters to come the Mustangs were lights out. Sheyenne won 24-14 winning the second state championship in school history.
Winning the game was an powerful feeling because not everyone gets to this point. When we were awarded the trophy, the entire team grabbed what wed earned. The locker room celebration was one to none.
SHS Sports Strive for Greatness
By: Abby Smith
During the 2023-2024 school year, the Mustangs saw great success as state champs in basketball and volleyball. This season is going to come with many successes and maybe some losses all while working toward a state title.
With the changes that come in all sports, Sheyenne will need to figure out what works best for their teams. There are many predictions that can be made about these seasons but only time will tell.
Last year SHS volleyball lost two seniors: Isabelle Albrecht and Mia Engel. While the inevitability of seniors leaving can be hard, losing just two was not as drastic as years past. With three new freshmen on the varsity roster, they will need to work with them and other young players to get them used to the chaotic atmosphere.
Shanley lost to the Mustangs during the EDC and state championship last year. With a target on their back, Sheyenne took on Shanley this season and lost 3-1. Every team will give everything they have to take the title away, but the Mustangs will continue to grow and improve their chemistry and take everything they learn to the state championship court.
SHS varsity football lost 16 seniors last year yet brought in many new starting players. To accomplish their goals the Mustangs want their seniors to step up and be good leaders. They want teammates who can hold the underclassmen accountable and show them that they play hard from start to finish.
Football has had a very strong start to their season but have had losses against the west. The team needs to understand that they are going to have to work through challenges, but if they can do that then a state title is right in reach.
Last year, girls basketball lost two seniors, Brynn Bishop and Brenna Dick. The Mustangs base their offense and defense around the current players’ strengths. Brenna Dick was a key player to the Mustangs offence so finding someone that will take her place is going to be a big change. Sheyenne wants to have confident players out on the court giving it their all and the girls team is full of players ready to step up and take that role.
One team that might stand in the way of that state title this year is Horace. Last year, the mustangs lost twice to Horace, so if they manage to grab the win against them this year, it will mean a lot to the team. Mustangs are hoping to give everything they got to win them a state title this year.
Boys basketball lost 6 seniors last year and star player Tommy Ahneman who was the majority of their starting lineup. With only one returning player, Sheyenne will have to make up an entirely new team. There are many ways they could go about their play style this year with a whole new team, it will be interesting and exciting to see how this season plays out.
Sullivan Ihry and other seniors will have to show underclassman what it takes to be on the Sheyenne Mustangs basketball team. If this team remains set on the idea of becoming state champs for the second year in a row and willing to work and put in as much effort to get to the point of winning, nothing can stand in their way.
MUSTANG POST: 2024 OCTOBER ISSUE RELEASED!
Welcome back! The Mustang Post has survived another year of the long harsh winter known as Summer. Now a new spring is blooming in the Fall, new articles, new students, and even more editing for myself.
Throughout this year we hope to have a steady flow of articles releasing periodically, unlike last year. We also hope to have a bigger focus on the release of individual articles instead of the eMagazine focused format that we went with last year.
Besides the changes mentioned above, no other sweeping changes have been made. Two thirds of our editorial team has departed over the long winter, but with that comes new editors joining the team.
Abby Smith will be joining as an Assistant Editor focusing on podcasts and sports. Addison McCrosky will also be joining as an Assistant Editor with a more general focus.
You can read the new issue here!
-Logan
Setting the Scene: Episode 4
THE CINEMA CHRONICLES
By Gabriel Sieling
Hosted by Gabriel Sieling
Official Transcript:
CHILDHOOD TRAMA/WHY CHILDHOOD CHARACTERS ARE BECOMING KILLERS
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Gabriel Sieling: Hello Everyone and welcome back to The Cinema Chronicles. I’m your host Gabriel, and today we will be talking about how Fan Favorite Childhood Characters are becoming Horror Movie Killers
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Question 1: What IP’S were affected?
Gabriel Sieling: You might be wondering what I am talking about? Well I’ll give you an explanation. Recently in the 2020’s, Fan Favorite Childhood Fictional Characters have been staring in their very own horror films such as “Winnie the Pooh”, “The Grinch”, “Bambi”, and everyone’s favorite “Mickey Mouse.” People have been using these characters and twisting their origin in order to make a buttload of low budget horror films.
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Gaabriel Sieling: Because the idea of your favorite childhood characters killing people sounds very funny. So, people like Rhys Frake-Waterfield (Creator of “Winnie-The-Pooh Blood and Honey” and “The Twisted Childhood Universe”), and Stevan LaMorte (Creator of “The Mean One”), are using these characters just for fun, while also making a quick cash grab on the side.
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Question 2: How are they legally able to do this?
Gabriel Sieling: You might be wondering how these creators are able to get away with using these characters? Shouldn’t Disney be suing them? Well, that’s just it, they cant. The reason people are able to use characters like Winnie the Pooh, and Mickey Mouse, is because they are now in something known as “The Public Domain.” The Public Domain is a law that states whenever IP expires after 100 years of its release, that IP is sent into the public domain. When said IP enters the Public Domain, then they are free to use by any creator and that IP now belongs to the public. So, is that it? Mickey Mouse is no longer owned by Disney.
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Gabriel Sieling: Well not so fast. Mickey Mouse is in the Public Domain sure, but only a specific version of Mickey Mouse. Specifically, Mickeys first ever appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.” And that Mickey Mouse is Black and White. Whereas the current mickey with color we know today, didn’t appear on screen till the 1935 Animated short “The Band Concert.” So, that means the public is not allowed to use the current version of the mouse for another 8 to 9 years. People will only be allowed to use the Steamboat Willie version of the character, like they did in the mickey mouse horror films “Mickey’s Mouse Trap”, and the recently announced “Scream Boat.” But you might be realizing, I mentioned the grinch earlier in the episode, but the original How the Grinch stole Christmas children’s book came out in 1957, that IP will legally not be in the Public Domain for at least another 30 years or so. That leads me to another way people can legally use these characters for their horror movies. The grinch horror film released in 2022 titled “The Mean One” is classified as a “Parody Film.”
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Gabriel Sieling: Hollywood is no stranger to Parody films, with films such as “Scary Movie”, “Shaun of the Dead”, “Vampires Suck” “The Bill and Silent Bob franchise”, and “The Starving Games”. These films are classified as parodies because they never directly address anything from the original material, they just adapt the film that they are basing the parody on. For example, in the mean one, they never directly address the monster as the grinch. They only address the mean one. Which is a reference to the classic grinch holiday tune.
SOUND EFFECT: You’re a mean on Mr. Grinch.
Gabriel Sieling: This makes it so that the film is safe from being sued as it is under The Parody Label.
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Question 3: Are there any restrictions?
Gabriel Sieling: So, you may be thinking that all of the stuff I mentioned is kind of an overpowered public right. But there are some restrictions that these creators have to follow. As said in a Video from the YouTube Channel “The Film Theorists”,
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The head of the channel at the time “Matthew Patrick” revealed that the companies that own these IP’s have the ability to establish “Trademark’s.” What is the Difference between Copyrights and Trademarks you may ask? Well unlike Copyrights, Trademarks do not expire. Let’s take what MatPat used as an example of this, Superman.
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The Man of Steel’s first appearance was in “Action Comic #1.” And as of the time recording this, Superman’s copyright is set to expire in January of 2034. But if people want to use Superman for their own projects, they are going to have to get really creative with how they use the character. First off, people are only allowed to use the Superman that appeared in that issue, he has a black and red S on his chest, and the only powers he had were super strength, invulnerability, and the ability to leap tall buildings with a single bound. Therefore, Superman did not have the ability to fly, or shoot lasers out of his eyes. So that would mean that creators could not use his powers. And Second off, The Superman name and iconic logo are trademarked by DC Comics. Therefore, Creators can use the iconic S Symbol, or use the name Superman. They may have to get creative and bring out their hyphens and introduce Super-Man.
SOUND EFFECT: Laugh sound.
Gabriel Sieling: The point is, all of these characters are getting horror films, just because of the fact that they can, and that it’s legal. But still, in the end of the day, the people still care about the source material and use it to make a twisted take on our favorite characters……………except “Mickeys Mouse Trap” that can still burn in a fire. Anyway, be sure to check under your bed for any pooh bears tonight. My name is Gabriel, and this has been the Cinema Chronicles. Thank you.
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